And in the wake of each horrific act of violence, Marine Le Pen, president of the right-wing populist National Front party, finds support. As many of the perpetrators of recent terrorist attacks — not just in France, but across the world — continue to be self-described Islamists, Le Pen has consistently made "Islamic fundamentalism" the enemy.

Shortly after Thursday's attack in Nice, Le Pen tweeted the following: "Again France is plunged into horror. Thoughts for the victims. The fight against Islamic fundamentalism must start MLP #Nice."

Her statement, an excerpt of which is translated below, calls for war on Islamic fundamentalism:

"The war against the scourge of Islamic fundamentalism has not started; it is urgent now to declare. We really commit by implementing a series of measures that I have already detailed, which I shall have occasion to return, designed to tackle the source of the phenomenon.

"Shock and compassion must now lead to an action, to the necessary prevention and repression measures, to the absolute determination to eradicate the scourge of Islamic fundamentalism. This is, today, the true will of the wounded people of France, and I will dedicate all my energy so that it is heard, and so all the battles are finally raged."

A number of French users across the social media platform echoed her sentiment, praising and retweeting Le Pen's words.

"@MLP_officiel Yes, Madam Le Pen, entirely with you. The fight against Islamic fundamentalism must start!" Denis wrote, tweeting support at the politician.

Just days after the Paris attacks last November, Florian Philippot, Le Pen's adviser and National Front vice president, evinced the party-wide, anti-Muslim sentiment, calling for a ban on migrants. The rhetoric was not unlike Trump's call for a "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the United States less than a month later.

"It really poses the question that we have been asking, that [Islamic extremists] will infiltrate the migratory flux that is arriving in Europe," Philippot said, according to theNew York Times. "It is irresponsible to continue this welcoming of migrants."